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Juneteenth \u2014 the anniversary of the last slaves to be freed \u2014 was first celebrated 156 years ago, but this year's celebrations have a different meaning in Utah.

Sawyer’s Project Success Coalition, which serves Utah’s African American community, will host the 35th annual Juneteenth Freedom and Heritage Festival, Saturday and Sunday, noon to 9 p.m., at ...

Utah's Juneteenth celebrations kick off Friday, with festivals and ceremonies this week and next. Why it matters: Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people following the Civil War.

A Juneteenth reconciliation vigil at Salt Lake City’s International Peace Gardens blended drumming, storytelling and calls ...

Juneteenth in Utah, as it is all over the nation, is a prescient reminder of the ongoing struggle for freedom, historic recognition, justice and a fair accounting of all its communities’ narratives.

Strength in Shades x Juneteenth Utah Pop Up. Strength in Shades x Juneteenth Utah Pop Up will be on June 19 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Washington Square Park, 451 South State St., Salt Lake City.

The celebration also acknowledges Utah's Black history, which dates back to the earliest pioneers traveling west in the 1800s. McDonald describes Juneteenth as a day of jubilee and community.

Juneteenth holds great significance in the Black community. The holiday is on Sunday, and lots of events are planned across the country and in Utah to celebrate when the last enslaved African ...

Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. — specifically the day the last enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, learned that they had been freed on June 19, 1865.

“Juneteenth for us is more than just a date in history,” said Betty Sawyer, an organizer for Juneteenth commemorations in Utah and executive director of Project Success Coalition.

For more than 30 years, Betty Sawyer has pushed for Juneteenth to be observed on a federal and local level. “It’s extremely exciting to see something that you work on come to fruition in your ...